Leadership Message: Operations Plans Approved

July 19: NOAA approved operations plans for Northeast Fishing Sectors 7 and 9 and allocated Northeast multispecies (groundfish) quota to these sectors for the 2018 fishing year so that they may resume limited sector operations. Read More . . .

Young Humpback Gets Second Chance

July 11: NOAA and partners worked together off Sandy Hook, New Jersey yesterday to cut a length of rope entangling a juvenile humpback whale, giving the whale a second chance. Read More . . .

Meet Eric Hutchins, Habitat Restoration Biologist

In celebration of July as Habitat Month, meet Eric Hutchins. One of Eric’s great skills is showing people of all ages the importance of the habitat they live in and around. Read More . . .

Horseshoe Crabs: Managing a Resource

Horseshoe crab eggs play an important ecological role in the food web for migrating shorebirds, as well as for commercial fisheries and medical testing. Read More . . .

Memorial Park Named for NOAA Special Agent

In July, the residents of Newmarket, NH named the Schoppmeyer Memorial Park in honor of NOAA Fisheries Special Agent Christopher "Schotzy" Schoppmeyer, who died in 2016. Read More . . .